the key idea i want to get across is that the tactic should be to put steep export taxes on the "giffen goods" that are perfectly or nearly perfectly inelastic in the american market (uranium, some other minerals, electricity and oil) and use the revenue to socialize the losses. that would actually be a productive retaliation, in that it would transfer the cost to american capital. tariffs on american goods in canada might help some local producers, but it doesn't generate the revenue streams the government needs to socialize the losses.

if the americans want us to act like an ally and maintain the tariffs on china, they should lift the tariffs on us.

if the anericans want us to buy military gear, they should lift their tariffs on us. there should be a complete moratorium on all us defense industry purchases until the tariffs are lifted.

something that's going to happen is americans from the northern states are going to start buying mexican produce in canada to evade the tariffs. will the border cops crack down on that?

further, does canada want to maintain it's tariffs on china, now? if chinese goods become cheaper to buy in canada, that could also generate a market.

an 30% export tax on oil would generally a lot of money, but some accounting should be done to determine if it's necessary or not, as we don't want to get bombed, either.

there is talk of "restricting exports of minerals". that's not the right approach.

as i mentioned previously, an export tax on uranium or hydro-electricity would be the superior approach, even superior to retaliatory tariffs. the idea would be take the money generated by the export taxes and use it to pay for social programs from unemployed canadian workers, and generally socialize the costs.

restricting the export of minerals just harms our own industry, which is what trump wants. that would be senseless.

my diet is mostly fresh produce and i buy for price, with few counterexamples.

in my fridge currently, i have:

from canada:

- beets

- carrots

- kale

- tomato

- red pepper

from mexico:

- mangos

- limes

- avocados

- i often buy guava from mexico, but not currently

- i believe that the cara cara oranges i often buy are also from mexico (none currently)

- blackberries

from peru:

- strawberries

- blueberries

from chile:

- raspberries

- cherries

from costa rica:

- bananas

from italy:

- kiwis

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/kiwi-production-by-country

from china:

- garlic

"made in canada from imported ingredients":

- walmart brand not from concentrate orange juice. i would guess it says this because walmart sources it's oranges from all over the world, not just from florida. it may generally be mostly mexican oranges. walmart canada will import the cheapest oranges.

- walmart pineapple. is it from hawaii? probably not, actually. walmart canada likely sources the cheapest pineapple on an open market.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_pineapple_production

probably imported from the united states, although it doesn't actually say:

- tropicana grapefruit juice

product of the usa:

- oranges

- broccoli (but i often buy canadian broccoli)

the reality is that mexico is a major producer of citrus fruit and should be able to replace american oranges in the canadian market very easily.

that leaves the tropicana grapefruit juice, which markets itself as from florida but has also recently undergone some shrinkflation. i bought this on sale, but i had recently moved to the pc brand, which doesn't say where it sources it's grapefruits from but probably is "made in canada from imported ingredients".

https://www.atlasbig.com/en-ca/countries-by-grapefruit-production

we certainly import most of our fruits and vegetables, especially in the winter. however, we may be over-estimating our reliance on american imports, specifically. i eat mostly produce, and i don't think i need american fruits or vegetables at all. "buy canadian" really isn't the best tactic, if you're mostly buying produce from mexico or south america in the first place.